Constitutional Commitments: War Powers and NATO’s Enlargement Process in Central and Eastern Europe, 1995-2022

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Brief Overview

Under what conditions do alliances prefer stronger executive war powers for new member states? With data from 17 CEE states between 1995 and 2022, I argue that threat perception determines the salience of war powers in NATO enlargement decisions.

Author

• Samuel Thomas Morgan, University of California-Irvine